I just can't avoid the thought that he has not sufficient guidance around him to deal with injuries properly, taking necessary breaks, schedule intelligently, etc.

He has just reconnected with his coach from juniors, Olivier Delaitre (since Valencia) - I hope this will start to help him get healthy because he is so talented. It is a terrible shame for him to be injured so much.

Disaster! Apparently Gael has pulled out of Paris-Bercy with a wrist injury.

OMG, can't this guy stay injury-free for some weeks in a row?

10-28-2013 09:46 PM

DBR

Re: Gael's Hardcourt season

Disaster! Apparently Gael has pulled out of Paris-Bercy with a wrist injury.

From French journalist, Carole Bouchard, on twitter:

Carole Bouchard ‏@carole_bouchard 13m
Monfils out of Bercy. Injured his left wrist on a fall during a training with Tursunov. Tried to play the double then had exams. Can't play.

10-25-2013 05:42 PM

Ausie

Re: Gael's Hardcourt season

R1 - Vasek Pospisil, R2 - Tomas Berdych

10-23-2013 04:07 PM

DBR

Re: Gael's Hardcourt season

R1 Valencia - Gael lost to Ferrer, 3-6, 2-6

Aww Gael.

I thought you had a good chance here...

Good luck in Paris...

10-16-2013 08:57 PM

DBR

Re: Gael's Hardcourt season

Gael looked tired/ out of sorts/ maybe injured - he had the trainer on at the end of the 1st set, massaging his right thigh. He was arguing like mad again with Carlos Bernardes during play in the 2nd set, then stood arguing throughout a whole change of ends. I kept losing my (German commentary!) feed so not totally sure what it was about, but I guess it was maybe over how much time he took between points, like last week, or maybe racquet abuse - as Gael kept bouncing his racquet frame off the ground and a few times it got away from him.

He played quite defensively overall and the tie break was horrible - 7-0. He just never really looked 100% in the match, whatever the reason. But credit to J. Pospisil - he played aggressively, has really big ground-strokes, and hit a lot of winners.

10-16-2013 08:15 PM

Zain

Re: Gael's Hardcourt season

no hope for him i guess , was really looking forward to him playing here

10-16-2013 08:14 PM

Zain

Re: Gael's Hardcourt season

So dissapointing . After shanghai , i thought monfils would have a go for the title at vienna but he lost in the opening round . Monfils made too many errors , pospisil just outclassed him today